noun
foreign consulting firm; foreign consulting company
Abbreviation used in business and job-hunting contexts. Refers to consulting companies with foreign origins or foreign-affiliated consulting firms operating in Japan.
就活では外コンを第一志望にしている学生も多い。
Many students make foreign consulting firms their top choice in job hunting.
彼は外コンで数年働いた後、独立した。
After working at a foreign consulting firm for several years, he went independent.